a settlement could be announced in the case of a dog ordered to be euthanized after it bit a police dog. city officials say the dog is vicious and should be put down. monte francis is live at christie field this morning with a look at the details for us. good morning, monty. >> reporter: good morning. this is where the dog attacked a police horse back in august. the dog's name is charlie. the story sparked very strong feelings on both sides. charlie is an american stafford terrier and in august he attacked a police horse. u.s. park police say charlie chased the horse for more than a mile and bit the horse several times. an officer was thrown from the horse and knocked unconscious. charlie's owner was charged with not having control over his dog and police say the dog is vicious and should be put down. since the attack charlie has been in the custody of animal control. the city attorney actually

offered a deal to send charlie to an animal sanctuary instead of being put down but his owner refused. more than 100,000 people have signed an online petition asking the city to spare charlie's life and owner since filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that his civil rights have been violated. >> the issue is very controversial. everyone just wants it to end. me included. i'm doing my best to hopefully come up with a fair and reasonable settlement and hopefully the city will agree. >> reporter: the attack left the horse with injuries requiring stitches and police say the dog owner had no control. we're told there could be resolution in the case later today. in the meantime the case goes before a federal judge on friday and that judge could decide to toss out the police department's findings. live in san francisco, monte francis, "today in the bay." east bay hayward mom is

speaking out after learning a bone fragment found near stockton does not match her daughter who was kidnapped in 1998. the mother wrote in a blog post yesterday, "there is a degree of disappointment that answer has alluded us once again" and frustration of never having the answers. the overriding feeling i experienced was a sense of relief. investigators thought they found a bone thought to be the dumping grounds of the speed freak killers but testing revealed the bone belongs to a victim identified months ago. san francisco police are hoping surveillance video will help catch a suspected killer. police say this video shows a clean shaven man with long hair walking with 46 year old cruz back in october. that man was seen entering

cruz's apartment on eddie street in the city's tenderloin. later that night officers responded to a report of a disturbance at that apartment and found cruz stabbed to death. as of now investigators say there's no motive for the killing. anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to call police. 5:04. was faulty radar to blame for monday's oil tanker crash on the bay bridge? the nbc bay area investigative unit obtained documents indicating at least one tower was not working when the ship hit the bridge. signal is sent indicating where the center of the bridge is. >> if it is not working, i have lost a very important aid to me and i have to find other substitutes for that.

>> caltrans is responsible for the navigation equipment on the bay bridge. the attorney for guy kleess issued a statement saying many factors could contribute to the accident. there are causes for investigators to study such as mechanical fa aal failure, unpredictable fog conditions and actions of the ship's bridge crew. a cold snap across the bay area today. that's why we sent meteorologist christina loren out in the thick or thin of it. thin air this morning. up in san francisco. good morning. >> good morning to you, laura and marla. good morning to you at home. i'm out here live in san francisco. i have never been out to twin peaks. i want to give you a view of just how lovely it is at 900 feet looking down at this city. i'm at about 900 feet. it always goes up to about 977 feet if you get to the highest peaks here in san francisco. what i can tell you is we still

have rain on the radar. we're getting into the coldest point of the day and if you take a look at the santa cruz mountains, you can see a mix of rain and snow coming down and as we progress throughout the next three hours getting closer to sunrise, the coldest point of the day, our chance for some low snow levels will improve which is why i'm out here waiting, hoping, praying, for a dusting of the white stuff. we'll see what happens. the chance is very thin. nonetheless we're out here tracking it for you. temperatures are cold right now as i said before they'll continue to drop off as we head throughout the morning. the moisture supply gets cut off as we head through 9:00 a.m. the showers will thin out completely. our window really resides between now and 9:00 a.m. for getting any sort of flurry action right here in san francisco. what i can tell you as you make your way out the front door headed to work this morning and throughout the interior valleys, you want to travel cautiously because it's cold enough for the formation of black ice. we're not expecting a lot of the snow to stick in elevations below 1,000 feet.

the chance is so rare that we'll be on top of this this morning tracking it live. temperatures will be in the 50s. back out here live a crystal clear look at san francisco. we don't have fog out there. in fact, frost is going to be more of a factor as we head throughout the morning. coming up, we're getting so close to the weekend now. i'm going have your seven-day forecast ready to go in my next report. right now back to you, laura and marla. >> bundle up and stay warm. >> i'll take it here. a look here at the approach to the south bay. this is fremont south 880 coming down past the truck scales toward tesla and mission boulevard crossing there. a smooth, light drive. crystal clear. we can see lights all of the way in the distance. very different conditions as far as visibility goes than we saw the last few days. we'll look at the maps. same area approaching 680 out of sunol. no problem for visibility either. the map shows us no issues as far as weather goes. down to the south bay where the green is highlighted, the roadways are moving smoothly. light traffic right now. the green highlighting that shows where you might have mist

having settled down might be some damp roadways and slick conditions possible here and then higicy with the pink overl through the santa cruz mountains and mountain peaks potential of a dusting as christina and anthony told you over the course of the morning. live look from the south bay to north bay, san rafael with light volume here. watch cold conditions and surface streets through wine country might be slippery. back to you. silicon valley auto show kicks off this morning and there's a lot going on out there. >> bob redell is live with a preview of what we can all see this weekend. what kind of car are you sitting in right now, bob? >> reporter: well, this happens to be one of my favorites. actually they're all my favorites. cadillac ats. good morning to you. we're on the floor of the mchenry convention center where in a few hours from now the silicon valley international auto show will be kicking off.

you have been a spokeswoman for these shows for years. you have seen a lot of changes. >> that's right. >> reporter: what's the you this thing or the new trend? >> we call it the year of the connected car. it's about technology in vehicles. this is your ipad come to life. you take your cell phone and hook it up into the system. sync it with your system. you can play pandora. this turns into a touch screen which you can move the icons like you would. >> reporter: like on an iphone? >> you get in your car and it's synced up and you push this magic button. phone in there. usb port and then you touch it again. the phone goes away and you use this like you would a touch screen on your ipad. >> reporter: the seats in some cars vibrate, why? >> to give you a warning if there's a collision coming your way. the right side of the seat will vibrate if it's that side and it's about collision

intervention. stopping the car and warning you that something might be coming. >> reporter: laura and marla, this year 30 is the new 40. i'm feeling like 50 getting out of this car. i think i just about twisted my ankle. that's because a lot of cars are seeing 40 miles per gallon. >> w40 is the new 30. if you are looking for fuel efficiency, it's everywhere. >> reporter: this show opens at 10:00 this morning. it's 10:00 to 10:00 every day except sunday when it closes at 6:00. >> why don't you open the door and let our photographer out of the back seat. we'll check back with you, bob. thanks. it is 5:10 right now. still to come, the changes in place at a tahoe area ski resort after the death of a young boy. an unusual controversy over president obama's apparent pick for treasury secretary. we'll take a look at business news. ♪

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welcome back. good morning to you. it's 5:13. eric schmidt calling for more freedom in north korea. scott mcgrew, this video coming into our newsroom. >> schmidt is touring north korea along bill richardson. here are schmidt's comments as he was mobbed by the press. >> the government has to do something. they have to make it possible for people to use the internet which the government of north korea has not yet done. >> closer to home, talk that microsoft ceo might buy the sacramento kings and move the whole franchise to seattle closer to microsoft's home. yahoo! sports calls it a $500 million deal says it's not sure

if he would keep the kings name. the seattle supersonics recently moved to oklahoma city, the basketball team. that's the first team we're seen a microsoft team, seattle seahawks owned by microsoft founder paul allen. let's check in with cnbc. courtney reagan is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, courtney. >> good morning to you, scott. futures are higher after stocks snapped a mini losing streak yesterday. traders may focus today on an interest rate decision by the european central bank and several speeches by federal reserve officials about the u.s. economy. we'll get data a little bit later on unemployment and trade. the dow rising 61 points on wednesday to 13,390. the nasdaq adding 14 points to open at 3105. scott, back to you. >> thank you much. we expect president obama will nominate his chief of staff jack lew to run the u.s. treasury this morning. not a terribly controversial choice. there is some concern though

over lew's signature though. take a look. here it is. remember the treasury secretary has to sign the dollar bill, right? is that something you would want on your dollar bill? >> a lot of loops. >> is that even a signature? there's a push this morning saying, come on, jack, maybe make it look better if you're going to end up signing the dollar if he gets congressional approval. >> interesting. >> he didn't think penmanship would play so much into his career. >> otherwise incredibly well qualified. >> work on that handwriting there. >> creative side. he looks like an artist for disney or something there. interesting. >> 5:15. some people in the bay area could see snow today. >> who knew? meteorologist christina loren is live for us in san francisco right on top of twin peaks. you look adorable of course. how are you feeling? are you cold? >> i'm pretty cold. i've got multiple layers on this morning. good morning to you, laura.

good morning to you marla and everyone at home. an exciting day for meteorologists in the bay area. when we get snow on top of mt. hamilton, that's a big deal. today we could accumulate maybe two inches of snow high atop mt. hamilton. here at twin peaks, the possibility for some snow flurries is actually at about 20% to 30% this morning. it will get better as we progress throughout the next two to three hours. right now take a live look at your radar. beautiful looking radar picture there. you see all that pink. those little flashes of pink are a mixture of rain and snow right now down to about 2,500 feet. as we head into the next hour, we'll see the snow level drop potentially to 2,000 feet and between 6:00 and 8:00, coldest time of the day, we're talking about snow level down to 1,000 feet. it just really is dependent on where the areas of precipitation develop and where they move over. if we see any rain move over higher elevations, it will come down in the form of snow.

windchill factor is taking place out here this morning. it's breezy. so that's making your true temperatures already cold in the 30s feel more like the upper 20s in some cities. you want to keep that in mind and winds will pick up throughout the morning hours. now, the good news is if you don't want the rain, if you are sick of it, we're going to get rid of that chance as of about 9:00 a.m. this morning. bone dry at that point. that's really where we'll cut off the opportunity for getting low level snow between now and 9:00 a.m. is our time frame. so highs today will be cold. you'll need the heavy coat all day long. a good day to break out the scarf, the mittens, everything you have to stay warm and especially bundle up the little ones. we'll get your seven-day outlook. we have a big weekend just around the corner now. today will be cold. tomorrow looking at some pretty thick frost to wake up to. 50 degrees. that's all we're expecting as daytime high inland. as we get into the weekend, it will be cold and maybe a stray shower on sunday but looking

okay. lots of sunshine on the way for next week. temperatures will stay cool starting to warm up a little bit wednesday into thursday. back into the 60s. back out here live, a beautiful clear start overlooking san francisco this morning. it's just crystal clear out here. it's so cold and i can certainly tell you firsthand you'll need that heavy winter coat. mike, i was driving in and i certainly noticed a lot of company on 101 this morning. a lot of construction as well. >> most of that cleared up by 5:00 in the commute direction. you did join the morning commute later than we typically do. thank you for being out there making that tougher drive. we're looking at 101 with a good amount of company even along the peninsula. this is thursday. we'll see heavier flow than yesterday. 101 not a concern. i'll show you maps in the same why where we do have issue here. it's 101, 280 and pink and green. damp conditions for roadways and possibly some ice through this area as well as 92 reported earlier watch patches as well

over in half moon bay. reports of a car fire on the east bay as well. west 580 as you head over toward five canyons that's much more recognizable off-ramp. we see slowing in the area. chopper headed to the scene. reports of a car engulfed. i'll track that. i see slowing kicking in possibly an issue for drivers through that area. that's castro valley in your commute direction. we'll see how things shape up over the san mateo bridge. nice easy drive in the westbound direction. no real problems. wind might catch you with a gust or two but not a big concern here. another live look shows how things are shaping up at the bay bridge. chp did give a warning for folks driving over that they did get caught with gusty winds. keep that in mind as well. back to you. thank you very much, mike. a south bay family is marking a painful anniversary this week. two years ago a hit-and-run driver plowed into a woman as she was trying to cross the street in san jose. the 17 year old was left with a

brok broken bones and traumatic brain injury. the hit-and-run was recorded but the driver managed to get away. her mother says although the driver that hit her daughter may never be caught, she has learned a lot from her daughter. >> we can't get him. he's probably never going to live a really great life. i've learned from my daughter that strength is incredible. the will to live, the love will keep you together. >> san jose police are still looking for that driver. 5:20. a tahoe area ski resort is making changes after the death of a 7 year old. john henderson fell 52 feet off a lift at sugar bowl in december of 2011. even though he was wearing a helmet, he died of head trauma. in response sugar bowl has adopted 13 new safety measures. there are now cameras monitoring lift loading stations.

skiers and snowboarders under 51 inches tall must ride with an adult. they added bull's eye targets to lift seats so riders know where to sit and there's a training chair lift at the base so beginners can practice before hopping on the real thing. >> it's hard to get on and off depending on how high up you are too. coming up, the new research that shows the statewide quake could actually happen.

berkeley school leaders looking at safety. consultants are looking at current safety procedures for a gunman on campus. it will work with police and fire departments to find ways to improve security. this is the second time in two years the district has hired

consultants. outside help was brought in following several incidents in 2011 at berkeley high school where some students were discovered with guns. in washington, vice president joseph biden continues his review of gun safety laws. he will meet with pro-gun advocates including the national rifle association. yesterday he met with victims groups and gun control advocates. the vice president is spearhe spearheading a task force assigned by president obama to look for ways to prevent gun violence. this could include stricter gun laws either through congress or by executive order. new evidence this morning suggests major earthquake could ripple through much of california if the faults were to rupture. it is separated in two segments northern and southern. scientists long believe the two were independent of one another but a new study suggests both sides could be affected by a certain type of earthquake meaning it could be felt from san diego to san francisco. it was this type of quake that

struck japan in 2011 and caused that major tsunami. even though forecasters did not think such a large quake could happen there. one thing we know for sure. today is a cold one out there. that's why meteorologist christina loren is out and about this morning. twin peaks in san francisco. kind of chilly up there, huh? >> just a little bit. just a little smidgen of cold up here. good morning to you. live up here from twin peaks because of a rare chance of low snow levels and potential for snow although it might be a slight chance it is there. 20% to 30% chance this morning. and i'm out here because i don't want to miss it. if it happens, it will be aweso awesome. look at what's happening. things are developing as we speak. just to the south at half moon bay now in the skyline boulevard area we are picking up that quick splash of pink. that's a mix of rain and snow coming down to potentially 2,700 feet. those levels are going to continue to fall as we head throughout the morning hours and

so it's only going to get a little bit more interesting before we lose that chance at 9:00 a.m. we're going to track everything for you live from san francisco all morning long. right now, we want to look at your morning drive. hey, mike. >> good morning, christina. good morning. folks, be grateful. christina doesn't have is the luxury you do in your car. your heater. you will use that this morning. not using brakes on the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll show you some slowing for west 580. slowing through the altamont. green and blue maybe puddling because of earlier precip. rain or drizzle through the area. that's the issue. not a big surprise for your commute. here it is. surprising slowdown for castro valley approaching five canyons. there is a car fire reported blocking that slow lane. chopper heading to the scene. we'll let you know. we see slowing here and will bring you pictures when they arrive. still to come on "today in the bay," released overnight. the state attorney general issuing new guidelines to help

protect your privacy.

>> good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren live from twin peaks, san francisco, where we are looking for a dusting of the white stuff. we'll tell you where we're expecting the snow and how long our window will last for snow in the bay area. i'm watching a car fire in castro valley. we'll bring you the latest coming up. a live look in the south bay right now. very clark, cledark, clear star. very cold on this thursday, january 10th. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for waking up with us. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley is off today. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.

we're going to get to that forecast coming up in just a moment. first want to tell you about the state attorney general this morning wanting app makers to be more up front about what they know about you and how they share that information. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us now with what it all means for us. >> good morning to you. more of a guideline. when you think about it when the attorney general of the nation's most populous state says i have a guideline, it's not a bad idea to treat it like law. cracking down on apps naming some developers in lawsuits over how much information apps can collect about you and why. this morning's guidelines, 22 pages of them out of sacramento, say among other things apps should warn you before sending out information. not just the first time you install them but every time so that you're reminded, hey, i'm about to publish your location when you hit go. an app privacy is a big thing. it's just around the corner. national laws that congress will

get involved in. they weren't telling you what was happening. there was an app that really started this off. didn't mean harm by it but they got caught sending your contact information without telling you about it and congress and the state attorney general finally said hold on a second. guidelines this morning, a guideline not a bad idea to follow it. >> listen to your mother. it's 5:31 now. later today we could find out the fate of charlie. charlie is a dog ordered to be euthanized after he attacked a police horse in san francisco last year. the dog's owner is asking a judge to step in and spare charlie's life but city officials say the dog is vicious and should be put down. we spoke with charlie's owner and "today in the bay's" monte francis joins us live from christie fields this morning with more on what he has to say. good morning. >> reporter: marla, good morning. this case has sparked public interest. more than 100,000 people hav

signed an online petition asking the city to spare the dog's life. charlie is a 2-year-old american terrier and back in august he attacked a police horse here at christie field in an offleash part of the park. charlie chased the horse for more than a mile and bit the horse several times. an officer was thrown from the horse and knocked unconscious. charlie's owner was charged with not having control over his dog and police say the dog is vicious and should be put down. since the attack charlie has been in the custody of animal control. the city attorney offered a deal to send charlie to an animal sanctuary instead of being put down but the owner refused and the owner since filed a lawsuit against the city claiming his civil rights have been violated. >> we're just hoping for what's fair and reasonable at this point. this is all about fairness and love. i'm just fighting to get my family member back with me. >> reporter: the attack left the

horse with some injuries requiring stitches and police say the dog owner had no control over charlie. the dog is aggressive and vicious. we're told there could be some kind of resolution in this case later today. in a meantime, the case goes before a federal judge on friday and that judge could decide to throw out the police department's findings. monte francis, "today in the bay." our other top story of the morning is cold weather we're talking about. christina loren is live out and about in san francisco this morning up at twin peaks. >> i can tell you it is getting so cold. over the past half hour temperatures have dropped by three to four degrees in twin peaks, san francisco. we'll continue to drop off before we hit the coldest part of the day. 7:30 to 9:00 is when we have the best chance of seeing flurries here in the san francisco area.

looking at the radar, look at what's developing right now. we're tracking a mix of rain and snow down to 2,600 feet and so we could see a dusting on skyline boulevard. that's what we're watching for as we progress through the next half hour. like i said before, temperatures will continue to drop and the showers albeit light and isolated, if they move over the higher elevations it could happen. we don't want to miss it which is why we're out here live this morning. you want your coat with you all day long. temperatures are only going to climb into the upper 40s and low 50s. make sure you have it handy all day. cold, cold, cold tomorrow through the weekend. we'll lose that chance for rain as of about 9:00 a.m. this morning. now, i certainly noticed a lot of people out there on the roadways this morning. it's a good warning to be advised of potential for black ice out there. >> definitely. with that potential also there will be more cars because it's so cold. folks who ride their bikes as an option might take the car and

maybe because of the heater option you don't have that on the bike. to fremont, southbound 880 picking up volume with headlights through the scales. we do have slowing coming out of altamont pass. i marked your commute direction for 580 and 680. you know what that is. commute direction same thing for castro valley. very slow jammed up to the scene of a car fire. no reports of injuries. it's blocking your slow lane out of castro valley and toward the castro valley y. a break in traffic there. a smoother drive toward the bay bridge toll plaza. east shore freeway and we'll get you one quick look at the toll plaza with no problem but chp says watch it. might be gusty winds. back to you. >> thank you very much. shark fans revvicar fans res

this morning. >> fancy cars to stare at but there are some that you can drive inside the building. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from the auto show this morning. bob, what are you sitting in this time? >> reporter: they're not going to let me drive this for good reason. steve is behind the wheel. he's a professional driver. trying to give us an idea of just the capabilities of this jeep grand cherokee. what did we just prove here? >> we went across ground clearance and the way we have this set up is about 9.4 inches. check out the stability of this rig. we're at 30 degrees here. >> reporter: if i lean this way, will i tip it over? >> do you want to rock it? >> reporter: i can see you putting your foot on the gas. the idea is consumers can come up here and get in the passenger seat with you and they're surprised by what? what do you hear most?

>> almost everything. this is suspension demo. this gets bumpy. hang on tight. we're going to run around this. it will shake you up. for four wheeling indoors this is a kick right here. everything surprises them. they love it. interactive display where the consumer can come out and jump in with us and all we ask is for a minute or two of your registration time and we'll take you around the track. >> reporter: this is articulation discipline which you have off. >> same height. two big rocks we have to traverse across. we don't have a choice. >> reporter: can you gun it? >> why would he gun it. we want to make it across the top of the hill. >> reporter: steep incline. are you ready to go up this? we have traction i'm hoping. >> 35 degrees. 18 feet to the top. nothing but ceiling.

>> reporter: wow. like we're going up in a rocket. >> there is plenty of power here. >> reporter: is this the point where the brakes go out? >> exactly. i'll ask for help from my grand cherokee and engaged the hill dissent feature. this is nice and easy down. computer driven feature for our grand cherokee as all of the jeep lineup goes. >> reporter: thank you for the safe drive. appreciate it. you guys come to camp jeep and you can see the other cars. 80 ride and drives. this is one of them. the most interesting here at silicon valley auto show. opening 10:00 to 10:00 every day except sunday when it goes 10:00 to 6:00. >> add snow to that and ice and what an adventure. thanks, bob. >> it's like he's on the playground right now. 5:38 right now. a live look at beverly hills where the oscar nominations will be announced in a matter of seconds. we'll take you back live for

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live to beverly hills right now where they are making the announcements. let's listen in quickly. >> mtv awards gave michael jackson a lifetime achievement award so he would show up. i'm not saying that's what's happening today. >> all right. they are having fun. we'll keep tabs on what they are saying there and come back live to it in just a little bit. the president continues to shape his cabinet for the next term. he's expected to announce his pick for treasury secretary this morning. tracie potts live on capitol hill with a look at that and the search for the new secretary of labor. good morning, tracie. >> good morning. we understand that pick for treasury secretary will be jack lew, someone who has the

president's confidence as the manager of the white house budget office. he would replace him. geithner who among others in the cabinet said that he's stepping down so there's another confirmation process that will be under way. also today we have learned that labor secretary hilda solis tendered her resignation to the president. she's ready to begin a new future. that future coming back home to california, lots of speculation about whether or not she may be interested in a spot on the l.a. county board of supervisors. there's a spot opening up held by the first latino female. president obama called her a tireless champion for working families. solis is head of the labor department by the way and in charge of crunching those jobless numbers. the unemployment figures that come out every month. >> all right. thank you very much, tracie, live from washington this morning. we are following what's happening in southern california. the oscar nominations coming out now. giving you a live look at what's

going on inside. we do want to listen in. >> these are adapted screen plays. that means the writers copied stuff from microsoft word. and pasted it into final draft. >> for best original screen play. the nominees are. "flight." mark boal for "zero dark 30." michael haneke and wes anderson for "moonrise kingdom." >> for best achievement in directing. the number knees are, lee,

steven spielberg for "lincoln" and ben for "beast of the southern wild." these are five people who are the very best at sitting in a chair watching other people make a movie. >> the nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading roll are, bradley cooper in "silver lining playbook." a fun fact for you. denzel's character was as drunk as half of the people up at this hour. >> guilty. for best performance by an actress in a leading role,

nominees are naomi watts in "the impossible." jennifer lawrence in "silver linings playbook." >> my gosh. we just lost the feed. that's crazy. i was waiting for anne hathaway. we'll continue to monitor that. no doubt it's coming. it's back. >> anthod finally we are pleaseo announce the film selected as best picture nominees for 2012 are. kw" "beasts of the southern wild." >> "silver linings playbook." >> "lincoln." >> les miserables .

>> "life of pi." >> amour. >> "argo." >> "argo" has been nominated. someone say he can unclench his teeth now. please join us at the oscars sunday, february 24th to find out who will take home the oscars. >> congratulations to all of the nominees. >> a lot of fun watching that this morning. seth macfarlane sprinkling the funny. >> nine announced. many of them as predicted. >> shout out to bay area pixar as well for "brave" being nominated for best animated feature.

we have time to watch the movies. >> let's go. 5:47. it's cold out there this morning. we could see snow as low as 1,000 feet. meteorologist christina loren is live this morning twin peaks. could get a bit of dusting of the white stuff out there. >> that's right. good morning to you and marla and everyone at home. the chance is rare but it is there this morning, which is why we're out here live. it's a 20% to 30% chance. you wouldn't place any money on a 20% to 30% chance on a bet. however, if it happens, we don't want to miss it. when we talk about snow in the bay area, we get excited about 4,200 feet. snow on top of mt. hamilton. this morning we're seeing snow levels already dropping to 2,500 feet. take a look at this. we have two areas that we're watching very closely for you at this point. just to the south of half moon bay, skyline boulevard, yes. a mix of rain and snow now coming down to that level. the snow level itself where we

get straight snow is still above 2,700 feet. it's going to drop as we get colder and colder over the course of the next couple of hours. now, let's take you into santa cruz mountains where the same deal applies. what's interesting is the snow level is just below 2,000 feet. it's possible to get snow over 17 during the rush hour drive. mike will be on top of it for you. we'll get to his report in a minute. temperatures are chilly. in the 20s and 30s. the windchill making it feel even colder. make sure you put on your heavy coat. we're going to lose the chance for any shower activity by 9:00 today. highs will be cold. you'll need your jacket, your scarf and winter gear when temperatures fall this low in the bay area it's pretty much as cold as it gets around here. make sure you're prepared for that and get little ones ready to go. probably a good idea to protect their ears. it's very cold. seven-day forecast, we're still watching the king tide for the next couple days. 49 degrees inland today.

areas of patchy frost. i think we'll see widespread frost in your inland valleys tomorrow morning. make that a point to keep that in mind. you'll need to travel cautiously. saturday into sunday staying very cold. and then we'll start to warm up getting a lot of sunshine as we kick off next week. the good news is you made it to thursday. tomorrow we finish the week and that means if you want to make outdoor plans you'll be able to do so without getting rained on heavily. storm track still staying to our north as promised. let's look at that drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. as promised you get more cars on the road. bay bridge toll plaza. we're now seeing a steady stream. no backup just yet. we'll see that kicking over the next 15 minutes. a big slowdown in castro valley. a chopper arrived over the scene of a car fire. they are row focusing. smoke billowing out of that car. two fire trucks on scene and chp. two lanes of your westbound commute direction are blocked. that's your freeway and approach to the off-ramp. there you see this smoke and

still on the shoulder and quite a distraction there. activity continues to work on that situation. the map shows you how slow it is coming off the dublin interchange from foothill road all of th way over. if you get on crow canyon, a smoother drive through castro valley y. it's slow because of that car fire. the south bay starting to see the first burst of traffic for 101 and 280. green highlighted here maybe moisture on the roadways. and then the freezing temperatures mean there's potential for ice as christina was talking about through the santa cruz mountains. one more live shot out there. we'll show you the peninsula which is moving nicely. more company now. back to you. >> oakland zu has more company. an update today on condition of the alligator named mr. t. found guarding a stash of pot inside a castro valley home. alameda county sheriff's deputies say they were

conducting a routine probation check of the home yesterday. they came face to face with mr. t. five-foot long cayman alligator. officers found him in a tank guarding 34 pounds of dried marijuana. the owner says it the gator is 16 years old. oakland zoo officials say he's very sick and the owner is in jail this morning. governor jerry brown is expected to lay out his state budget plan for the next year this morning. it's expected to be a little better than in previous years. the governor will ask for about $2 billion in cuts far less than the 25 billion from two years ago. extra tax revenue from prop 30 will help boost funding for public schools from $54 to $56 billion and and funds will go to higher education, 125 million each. still governor brown says the state must live within its means

and there will be cuts to certain welfare programs. 5:52. you'll see big changes along the bay bridge today. why you will see the lights flickering. >> big changes to mortgage rules that should help protect people in the future. we'll take a look coming up in business news.

welcome back. good morning to you. it's 5:54. monopoly is retiring one of its game pieces and you could help choose which one. the board game maker hasbro is holding a facebook contest to eliminate one of the eight current tokens. you can also help choose what the replacement token will be. possible new tokens include a guitar, robot, diamond ring, cat

and a helicopter. speaking of properties, new rules when it comes to mortgages. scott mcgrew says it's a rule that might prevent the average person from buying park place. >> not when you can only afford marvin gardens. the newly formed consumer financial protection bureau has issued new rules to banks to crack down on bad mortgages. two rules go into effect and they sound obvious in retrospect after we learned so much from the disaster five years ago. you see number one there. banks are going to have to make sure you can afford the monthly payments on the mortgage. no more than 43% of your monthly income. two, no more no document lending. banks actually need to see proof. now keep in mind the debates over the fiscal cliff not over, just delayed. it's not impossible that congress may scale back tax deductions on mortgage interest. in the past that was a sacred cow but no longer. many economists criticize the mortgage tax write-off as really a subsidy for the wealthy.

poor people tend to rent. they don't get the break. it hurts poor in other way. if homeowners get a break, they can pay more for the home. the subsidy pushes home prices higher. now these days not a real big break because homeowners are not paying that much in interest. down to 2.5% in some cases. one possibility would be the congress would say there's going to be a limit to how much your house could be worth and still qualify for the tax break. you know where i'm going with this. let's say it's a half million dollars. that limits us in the bay area unfairly. our half million dollar houses not to gripe too much are just houses. >> they are fixer uppers. >> we would get hit as people living in mansions when they are fixer uppers. >> take your castle and we'll see you later. testing begins later today on the new bay lights project on the bay bridge. this is a live look at the bay

bridge. the crews will run the first sequence test to make sure everything is in working order. computer software is designed to change light patterns. the $8 million project is created to celebrate the bay bridge's anniversary. the switch will be turned on in march and it will run for two years. >> such a beautiful bridge there. 5:57 right now. we showed you some of the oscar nominations live a few minutes ago. got catching up when it goes to movies. we are taking you live there for a look at the nominations that just came out. we're also going to have breakdown of the big categories. ♪

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a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge. stay warm under those covers as long as you can. it's certainly a chilly start to our thursday, january 10th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. this morning we are watching that weather as we give you a live look at san francisco. this is san jose. this is south bay this morning. temperatures are dipping once again with very cold start to the morning. even the possibility of some low snow. on the left you were seeing san francisco. the bay bridge. >> we're looking out for the return of king tides which hit part of the north bay especially hard in december. we saw the damage there. meteorologist christina loren is braving the elements this morning out live at